R32 Aircon

[$ballin$]

Hey peoples,

I have an R32 gts-t with climate control....now the aircon works like a breeze and cools excellent aswell, however lately it has been playing up.

While the a/c is turned on after a while the air goes warm and i mean warm.

i dont think its the climate control adjusting the temp because the air coming out is very warm.

when i switch it off and turn if on again after awhile it cools great again....does anyone have a clue what needs to be done? is it just a simple re-gassing or something more?

cheers

[lwells]

My guess is the windings on your magnetic clutch are on the way out.

Lucien.

[$ballin$]

umm...do you think you could explain that a bit more? i dont know much about car mechanics...what is a magnetic clutch?

cheers

[predator]

There is a clutch in the compressor which basically engages and disengages from the drive mechanism (basically the belt pulley) to turn it on or off. Basically like a standard engine clutch.

[$ballin$]

so would a car mechanic be able to fix this?...and if so how much?

thanks

[Baz]

Electromagnetic clutches are not cheap

[lwells]

According to someone who recently repaired thiers, to have the clutch rewound was about ~$120 IIRC. Obviously that doesn't include any labour to actually remove it.

Lucien

[TokyoTaxi]

I know this is a really old post but I just thought I'd let you peeps know that I recently pulled my aircon compressor off and took it to a guy in Milperra ( NSW ) who replaced the electro-magnetic clutch for $120 ( including labour ). Add to that the cost of re-gassing the A/C system after installation ( usually around $80 ) and you have a $200 total Not bad when you consider that a NEW A/C compressor from NISSAN will set you back more than $1,200

Do your homework and it will pay off BIG TIME like it did for me.... It took me a couple of months to find this guy but well worth it

[lwells]

For those interested -- and for the sake of propagating the guide in a few related threads so its easy to find with the search facility -- here is a guide for removing the windings in-situ on an R32 GT-R (I imagine its much the same across the R32 series and probably for 33s and 34s).

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...howtopic=112597